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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10008]
Notice of Determinations; Culturally
Significant Objects Imported for
Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Richard
Gerstl’’ Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: Pursuant to
the authority vested in me by the Act of
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
2459), E.O. 12047 of March 27, 1978, the
Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of
October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority
No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as
appropriate, Delegation of Authority No.
257–1 of December 11, 2015), I hereby
determine that certain objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘Richard
Gerstl,’’ imported from abroad for
temporary exhibition within the United
States, are of cultural significance. The
objects are imported pursuant to loan
agreements with the foreign owners or
custodians. I also determine that the
exhibition or display of the exhibit
objects at the Neue Galerie New York,
in New York, New York, from on or
about June 29, 2017, until on or about
September 25, 2017, and at possible
additional exhibitions or venues yet to
be determined, is in the national
interest. I have ordered that Public
Notice of these Determinations be
published in the Federal Register.
For further information, including a
list of the imported objects, contact the
Office of Public Diplomacy and Public
Affairs in the Office of the Legal
Adviser, U.S. Department of State
(telephone: 202–632–6471; email:
section2459@state.gov). The mailing
address is U.S. Department of State,
L/PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington,
DC 20522–0505.
Alyson Grunder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10007]
E.O. 13224 Designation of Muhammad
Ahmad ’Ali al-Isawi, aka Abu Osama alMasri, aka Abu Usamah al-Masri as a
Specially Designated Global Terrorist
Acting under the authority of and in
accordance with section 1(b) of
Executive Order 13224 of September 23,
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2001, as amended by Executive Order
13268 of July 2, 2002, and Executive
Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, I
hereby determine that the person known
as Muhammad Ahmad ’Ali al-Isawi,
also known as Abu Osama al-Masri, also
known as Abu Usamah al-Masri,
committed, or poses a significant risk of
committing, acts of terrorism that
threaten the security of U.S. nationals or
the national security, foreign policy, or
economy of the United States.
Consistent with the determination in
section 10 of Executive Order 13224 that
‘‘prior notice to persons determined to
be subject to the Order who might have
a constitutional presence in the United
States would render ineffectual the
blocking and other measures authorized
in the Order because of the ability to
transfer funds instantaneously,’’ I
determine that no prior notice needs to
be provided to any person subject to this
determination who might have a
constitutional presence in the United
States, because to do so would render
ineffectual the measures authorized in
the Order.
This notice shall be published in the
Federal Register.
Dated: May 9, 2017.
Rex Tillerson,
Secretary of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10005]
E.O. 13224 Designation of Hashem
Safieddine, aka Hashem Safi al-Din,
aka Hashem Safi a-Din, aka Hashim
Safi al Din, aka Hashim Safi Al-Din, aka
Hashim Safieddine as a Specially
Designated Global Terrorist
Acting under the authority of and in
accordance with section 1(b) of
Executive Order 13224 of September 23,
2001, as amended by Executive Order
13268 of July 2, 2002, and Executive
Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, I
hereby determine that the person known
as Hashem Safieddine, also known as
Hashem Safi al-Din, also known as
Hashem Safi a-Din, also known as
Hashim Safi al Din, also known as
Hashim Safi Al-Din, also known as
Hashim Safieddine, committed, or poses
a significant risk of committing, acts of
terrorism that threaten the security of
U.S. nationals or the national security,
foreign policy, or economy of the United
States.
Consistent with the determination in
section 10 of Executive Order 13224 that
prior notice to persons determined to be
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subject to the Order who might have a
constitutional presence in the United
States would render ineffectual the
blocking and other measures authorized
in the Order because of the ability to
transfer funds instantaneously, I
determine that no prior notice needs to
be provided to any person subject to this
determination who might have a
constitutional presence in the United
States, because to do so would render
ineffectual the measures authorized in
the Order.
This notice shall be published in the
Federal Register.
Dated: May 15, 2017.
Rex W. Tillerson,
Secretary of State.
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BILLING CODE 4710–AD–P
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10002]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Request for Advisory
Opinion
Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
ACTION:
The Department of State has
submitted the information collection
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval. We are requesting comments
on this collection from all interested
individuals and organizations in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of
this Notice is to allow 30 days for public
comment.
DATES: Submit comments directly to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) up to June 26, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the
Department of State desk officer in the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). You may submit
comments by the following methods:
• Email: oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS
form number (DS–7786), information
collection title (Request for Advisory
Opinion), and the OMB control number
(1405–0174) in the subject line of your
message.
• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please visit DDTC’s Web site
(www.pmddtc.state.gov/FRN.html) to
view a copy of the proposed form and
instructions. Contact Danielle Canfield
at CanfieldDP@state.gov for further
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information regarding this notice or if
you are unable to access the proposed
form and instructions on the DDTC
internet site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of information collection:
Request for Advisory Opinion.
• OMB control number: 1405–0174.
• Type of request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating office: T/PM/DDTC.
• Form number: DS–7786.
• Respondents: Individuals and
companies engaged in the business of
manufacturing, brokering, exporting or
temporarily importing defense articles
or defense services.
• Estimated number of respondents:
250.
• Estimated number of responses:
250.
• Average time per response: 2 hours.
• Total estimated burden time: 500
hours.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to respond: Voluntary.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted in
response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The Directorate of Defense Trade
Controls (DDTC), located in the
Political-Military Affairs Bureau of the
Department of State, has the principal
mission of licensing the export,
temporary import, and brokering of
defense articles or defense services as
enumerated in the United States
Munitions List (USML), and to ensure
that the sale, transfer, or brokering of
such items are in the interest of United
States national security and foreign
policy.
Sections 126.9 (Advisory opinions
and related authorizations) and 129.9
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(Guidance) of the International Traffic
in Arms Regulations (ITAR, 22 CFR
parts 120–130) may be used by entities
and individuals involved in the
manufacture, export, temporary import,
and brokering, of defense articles and
defense services to request an advisory
opinion as to whether DDTC would be
likely to grant a license or other
approval for the export of a particular
defense article or defense service to a
particular country (126.9(a)); for an
interpretation of regulatory
requirements (126.9(c)); whether certain
activity constitutes brokering under the
ITAR (129.9(a)); or for other guidance
pertaining to brokering (129.9(c)). DDTC
has recently acquired an electronic case
management system to update its
business processes and how it receives
and handles information from industry.
This system, once deployed, will allow
users to electronically submit requests
for advisory opinions to DDTC; users
will be able to retrieve responses using
the same system. DDTC staff members
have defined the data fields which are
most relevant and necessary for requests
for advisory opinions and developed the
means to accept this information from
the industry in a secure system. The
revision of this information collection is
meant to conform the current OMBapproved data collection to DDTC’s new
case management system. DDTC is,
therefore, requesting industry comments
on the new advisory opinion form,
which will be mirrored in the case
management system, once deployed. A
copy of the draft form may be requested
from DDTC using the contact
information in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section above. A
copy of the draft form will also be
placed for review on the DDTC Web site
(www.pmddtc.state.gov).
Response to Public Comments
The Department published a notice in
the Federal Register on September 16,
2016 (81 FR 63840) soliciting public
comment on this information collection.
Two responses were received.
One commenter expressed concern
that the drop down lists in blocks one,
two, and three did not include a
comprehensive selection of countries.
Similarly, both commenters identified
that there were only a few countries
listed in the nationality field in block
three of the form. When creating form
DS–7786, DDTC included only a
representative sample of countries. This
sample was meant to provide the form’s
‘‘look and feel.’’ Form DS–7786, which
has since been finalized, now displays
an exhaustive list of countries and
territories.
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One commenter suggested that DDTC
include ITAR § 126.9(c) in block three
as an option for which advisory
opinions may be requested. This
comment came in response to a final
rule published on August 17, 2016, (81
FR 54732) which added § 126.9(c). This
new section allows respondents to
request an interpretation of the ITAR in
the form of an advisory opinion. DDTC
agrees with this suggestion; the form has
been updated accordingly.
It was also identified that the subcategory field in block three did not
allow for respondents to enter or select
information. This field is now
functional; however, what is shown is
not an accurate or a complete list of
what will populate in the final product.
This proposed form is a static form that
is meant to illustrate what information
will be collected in the new case
management system. Once deployed in
the case management system, the subcategory field of the DS–7786 will
include a comprehensive list of subcategories.
In block four of the form, one
commenter suggested including an
option for ‘‘Letter of Explanation’’ to
give respondents a means of providing
descriptive information concerning their
request. While this change has not been
incorporated, DDTC notes that there are
two unlimited text fields, describing
details and end-use, which allow
respondents to describe their request in
detail. Respondents are encouraged to
utilize both fields, as appropriate, to
submit detailed, factual discussions
regarding their request. Respondents
who submit requests without context
risk requesting broad statements of
agency policy, which may be outside
the scope of this collection.
One commenter suggested amending
the ‘‘Disclosures’’ portion of the Privacy
Act Statement by adding the words ‘‘or
approval’’ to the third sentence in order
to be more consistent with ITAR
§ 120.1(c)(1). The proposed amendment
would read: ‘‘The requested information
may be used to make advisory opinions
from the Directorate of Defense Trade
Controls as to whether a license or other
approval for the export or approval of a
particular defense article or defense
service to a particular country would be
granted.’’ DDTC believes the current
language is sufficient to satisfy the
commenter’s concern; thus, the
disclosure statement was not changed.
Lastly, DDTC received questions from
the commenters regarding use of the
form by foreign persons and for matters
of general correspondence. DDTC would
like to clarify that foreign persons are
able to use this form to request advisory
opinions. This form, however, is limited
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in scope and cannot be used for matters
of general correspondence not covered
under ITAR § 126.9(a), § 126.9(c), and
§ 129.9. DDTC noted this in the form’s
instructions, as requested.
Methodology
This information will be collected by
electronic submission to the Directorate
of Defense Trade Controls.
Dated: May 22, 2017.
Anthony M. Dearth,
Managing Director, Acting Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017–10949 Filed 5–25–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710–25–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–1998–4334; FMCSA–
1999–5578; FMCSA–1999–5748; FMCSA–
1999–6156; FMCSA–2000–7363; FMCSA–
2001–10578; FMCSA–2003–15268; FMCSA–
2003–15892; FMCSA–2005–22194; FMCSA–
2005–22727; FMCSA–2007–0017; FMCSA–
2007–27897; FMCSA–2009–0154; FMCSA–
2009–0206; FMCSA–2009–0303; FMCSA–
2011–0092; FMCSA–2011–0142; FMCSA–
2011–0190; FMCSA–2011–0298; FMCSA–
2011–0325; FMCSA–2013–0029; FMCSA–
2013–0165; FMCSA–2013–0166; FMCSA–
2013–0167; FMCSA–2013–0168; FMCSA–
2013–0169; FMCSA–2013–0170; FMCSA–
2013–0174]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Vision
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its
decision to renew exemptions for 66
individuals from the vision requirement
in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate
commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers. The exemptions enable these
individuals to continue to operate CMVs
in interstate commerce without meeting
the vision requirement in one eye.
DATES: Each group of renewed
exemptions was effective on the dates
stated in the discussions below and will
expire on the dates stated in the
discussions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical
Programs Division, 202–366–4001,
fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64–
224, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
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except Federal holidays. If you have
questions regarding viewing or
submitting material to the docket,
contact Docket Services, telephone (202)
366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Electronic Access
You may see all the comments online
through the Federal Document
Management System (FDMS) at: https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to http//
www.regulations.gov and/or Room
W12–140 on the ground level of the
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
rulemaking process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to https://www.regulations.gov,
as described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
II. Background
On March 22, 2016, FMCSA
published a notice announcing its
decision to renew exemptions for 64
individuals from the vision requirement
in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) to operate a
CMV in interstate commerce and
requested comments from the public (81
FR 15401). The public comment period
ended on April 21, 2016, and no
comments were received.
As stated in the previous notice,
FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility of
these applicants and determined that
renewing these exemptions would
achieve a level of safety equivalent to or
greater than the level that would be
achieved by complying with the current
regulation 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
The physical qualification standard
for drivers regarding vision found in 49
CFR 391.41(b)(10) states that a person is
physically qualified to driver a CMV if
that person:
Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40
(Snellen) in each eye without corrective
lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to
20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective
lenses, distant binocular acuity of a least 20/
40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without
corrective lenses, field of vision of at least
70° in the horizontal meridian in each eye,
and the ability to recognize the colors of
traffic signals and devices showing red,
green, and amber.
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III. Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received no comments in this
preceding.
IV. Conclusion
As of February 9, 2016, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 54 individuals
have satisfied the conditions for
obtaining a renewed exemption from the
vision requirements (63 FR 66226; 64
FR 16517; 64 FR 27027; 64 FR 40404;
64 FR 51568; 64 FR 54948; 64 FR 66962;
65 FR 159; 65 FR 45817; 65 FR 77066;
66 FR 41656; 66 FR 48504; 66 FR 53826;
66 FR 66966; 66 FR 66969; 67 FR 71610;
68 FR 37917; 68 FR 44837; 68 FR 48989;
68 FR 52811; 68 FR 54775; 68 FR 61860;
68 FR 69432; 68 FR 69434; 70 FR 25878;
70 FR 41811; 70 FR 42615; 70 FR 53412;
70 FR 57353; 70 FR 61165; 70 FR 71884;
70 FR 72689; 70 FR 74102; 71 FR 644;
71 FR 4632; 71 FR 6825; 72 FR 39879;
72 FR 40360; 72 FR 52419; 72 FR 62896;
72 FR 62897; 72 FR 64273; 72 FR 67340;
72 FR 71993; 72 FR 71995; 72 FR 71998;
73 FR 1395; 73 FR 5259; 73 FR 6246; 74
FR 34632; 74 FR 37295; 74 FR 43217;
74 FR 43221; 74 FR 43222; 74 FR 48343;
74 FR 53581; 74 FR 57551; 74 FR 60021;
74 FR 60022; 74 FR 62632; 74 FR 65845;
74 FR 65847; 75 FR 1450; 75 FR 1451;
75 FR 4623; 76 FR 25766; 76 FR 37885;
76 FR 49528; 76 FR 53708; 76 FR 61143;
76 FR 62143; 76 FR 64171; 76 FR 66123;
76 FR 70210; 76 FR 70212; 76 FR 70215;
76 FR 75942; 76 FR 78728; 76 FR 78729;
76 FR 79760; 77 FR 543; 77 FR 545; 77
FR 3554; 78 FR 34143; 78 FR 47818; 78
FR 52602; 78 FR 62935; 78 FR 63302;
78 FR 63307; 78 FR 64271; 78 FR 64274;
78 FR 66099; 78 FR 67452; 78 FR 67454;
78 FR 67462; 78 FR 68137; 78 FR 76395;
78 FR 76704; 78 FR 76705; 78 FR 76707;
78 FR 77778; 78 FR 77780; 78 FR 77782;
78 FR 78475; 78 FR 78477; 79 FR 2247;
79 FR 2748; 79 FR 3919; 79 FR 4803):
Larry Adams, Jr. (FL)
Dennis S. Anderson (MN)
James S. Ayers (GA)
Garry A. Baker (OH)
Edgar G. Baxter (FL)
Morris R. Beebe, II (CO)
Craig J. Belles (NY)
John E. Bellosi, Jr. (MD)
William Bucaria, Jr. (FL)
Freddie A. Carrasquillo (TX)
Martina B. Classen (IA)
Jimmie L. Crenshaw (AL)
Robert L. Cross, Jr. (MO)
Herman R. Dahmer (MD)
Vincent DeMedici (PA)
Vernon J. Dohrn (MN)
Michael M. Edleston (MA)
Daniel W. Eynon (OH)
Russell W. Foster (OH)
Richard L. Gandee (OH)
Christopher L. Granby (MI)
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10002]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for
Advisory Opinion
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval. We are requesting comments on this collection from all
interested individuals and organizations in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this Notice is to allow
30 days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments directly to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) up to June 26, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Department of State desk officer in the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the following
methods:
Email: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You must include the
DS form number (DS-7786), information collection title (Request for
Advisory Opinion), and the OMB control number (1405-0174) in the
subject line of your message.
Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department
of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please visit DDTC's Web site
(www.pmddtc.state.gov/FRN.html) to view a copy of the proposed form and
instructions. Contact Danielle Canfield at CanfieldDP@state.gov for
further
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information regarding this notice or if you are unable to access the
proposed form and instructions on the DDTC internet site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of information collection: Request for Advisory
Opinion.
OMB control number: 1405-0174.
Type of request: Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating office: T/PM/DDTC.
Form number: DS-7786.
Respondents: Individuals and companies engaged in the
business of manufacturing, brokering, exporting or temporarily
importing defense articles or defense services.
Estimated number of respondents: 250.
Estimated number of responses: 250.
Average time per response: 2 hours.
Total estimated burden time: 500 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to respond: Voluntary.
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost
burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your
personal information, will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), located in the
Political-Military Affairs Bureau of the Department of State, has the
principal mission of licensing the export, temporary import, and
brokering of defense articles or defense services as enumerated in the
United States Munitions List (USML), and to ensure that the sale,
transfer, or brokering of such items are in the interest of United
States national security and foreign policy.
Sections 126.9 (Advisory opinions and related authorizations) and
129.9 (Guidance) of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(ITAR, 22 CFR parts 120-130) may be used by entities and individuals
involved in the manufacture, export, temporary import, and brokering,
of defense articles and defense services to request an advisory opinion
as to whether DDTC would be likely to grant a license or other approval
for the export of a particular defense article or defense service to a
particular country (126.9(a)); for an interpretation of regulatory
requirements (126.9(c)); whether certain activity constitutes brokering
under the ITAR (129.9(a)); or for other guidance pertaining to
brokering (129.9(c)). DDTC has recently acquired an electronic case
management system to update its business processes and how it receives
and handles information from industry. This system, once deployed, will
allow users to electronically submit requests for advisory opinions to
DDTC; users will be able to retrieve responses using the same system.
DDTC staff members have defined the data fields which are most relevant
and necessary for requests for advisory opinions and developed the
means to accept this information from the industry in a secure system.
The revision of this information collection is meant to conform the
current OMB-approved data collection to DDTC's new case management
system. DDTC is, therefore, requesting industry comments on the new
advisory opinion form, which will be mirrored in the case management
system, once deployed. A copy of the draft form may be requested from
DDTC using the contact information in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section above. A copy of the draft form will also be placed for
review on the DDTC Web site (www.pmddtc.state.gov).
Response to Public Comments
The Department published a notice in the Federal Register on
September 16, 2016 (81 FR 63840) soliciting public comment on this
information collection. Two responses were received.
One commenter expressed concern that the drop down lists in blocks
one, two, and three did not include a comprehensive selection of
countries. Similarly, both commenters identified that there were only a
few countries listed in the nationality field in block three of the
form. When creating form DS-7786, DDTC included only a representative
sample of countries. This sample was meant to provide the form's ``look
and feel.'' Form DS-7786, which has since been finalized, now displays
an exhaustive list of countries and territories.
One commenter suggested that DDTC include ITAR Sec. 126.9(c) in
block three as an option for which advisory opinions may be requested.
This comment came in response to a final rule published on August 17,
2016, (81 FR 54732) which added Sec. 126.9(c). This new section allows
respondents to request an interpretation of the ITAR in the form of an
advisory opinion. DDTC agrees with this suggestion; the form has been
updated accordingly.
It was also identified that the sub-category field in block three
did not allow for respondents to enter or select information. This
field is now functional; however, what is shown is not an accurate or a
complete list of what will populate in the final product. This proposed
form is a static form that is meant to illustrate what information will
be collected in the new case management system. Once deployed in the
case management system, the sub-category field of the DS-7786 will
include a comprehensive list of sub-categories.
In block four of the form, one commenter suggested including an
option for ``Letter of Explanation'' to give respondents a means of
providing descriptive information concerning their request. While this
change has not been incorporated, DDTC notes that there are two
unlimited text fields, describing details and end-use, which allow
respondents to describe their request in detail. Respondents are
encouraged to utilize both fields, as appropriate, to submit detailed,
factual discussions regarding their request. Respondents who submit
requests without context risk requesting broad statements of agency
policy, which may be outside the scope of this collection.
One commenter suggested amending the ``Disclosures'' portion of the
Privacy Act Statement by adding the words ``or approval'' to the third
sentence in order to be more consistent with ITAR Sec. 120.1(c)(1).
The proposed amendment would read: ``The requested information may be
used to make advisory opinions from the Directorate of Defense Trade
Controls as to whether a license or other approval for the export or
approval of a particular defense article or defense service to a
particular country would be granted.'' DDTC believes the current
language is sufficient to satisfy the commenter's concern; thus, the
disclosure statement was not changed.
Lastly, DDTC received questions from the commenters regarding use
of the form by foreign persons and for matters of general
correspondence. DDTC would like to clarify that foreign persons are
able to use this form to request advisory opinions. This form, however,
is limited
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in scope and cannot be used for matters of general correspondence not
covered under ITAR Sec. 126.9(a), Sec. 126.9(c), and Sec. 129.9.
DDTC noted this in the form's instructions, as requested.
Methodology
This information will be collected by electronic submission to the
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
Dated: May 22, 2017.
Anthony M. Dearth,
Managing Director, Acting Directorate of Defense Trade Controls,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-10949 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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